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metastereotypes

metastereotypes is the plural of metastereotype.

Meaning of metastereotype

Noun

metastereotype (plural metastereotypes)

  1. A person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group.
    • Beyond stereotypes, research is beginning to add another layer by examining metastereotypes, which are what one person believes other groups think about their group (Vorauer et al., 1998).2020, Joel T. Nadler, Elora C. Voyles, Stereotypes: The Incidence and Impacts of Bias, page 306

Questions about metastereotypes

What is metastereotypes the plural of?
Metastereotypes is the plural of metastereotype.

Words near metastereotypes in the dictionary

  1. metastectomy
  2. metastegostom
  3. metastep
  4. metasteps
  5. metastereotype
  6. metastereotypes
  7. metasterna
  8. metasternal
  9. metasternum
  10. metastibnite
  11. metastin

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